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Races
Elves and Men
Anarya
The second day of the week
Divisions
Eldar and Dúnedain, respectively
In the Elves' six-day week, Anarya was the second day, after Elenya. It was a day
Pronunciation Days of the week
dedicated to the Sun, known to the Elves as Anar. Anarya is the Quenya form of the
ana'rya name, with the Sindarin equivalent being Oranor. The concept of a day of the Sun was Anarya
Meaning retained through all known calendars in Middle-earth, where it eventually came to be
'Sun-day' known, at least in common use among the Hobbits of the Shire, as simply 'Sunday'.

Other names
Oranor; the Hobbit day name of Sunnendei (later
Sunday) was also ultimately derived from the See also...
'Sun-day' of the Elves
Elenya, Enquië, Isilya, Oranor, Sunday, Sunnendei

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